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Articulate’s suite of products rate high in the rapid authoring segment. We have used them for several projects, and have found them very effective for development and simple to use. They give standards-conformant output, and save development time and cost. You can read more about some of its popular features here. However, if your project is graph-heavy, then images may not be a good idea. MORE

Purchasing and implementing an LMS for your organization is a business-critical activity. And the wide number of choices available all around doesn’t make it any easier to decide which LMS fits your needs and of course, the bill. Adding to this dilemma is another level of decision making – whether to go for an OnDemand / SaaS / Hosted LMS service, or for a behind-the-firewall LMS deployment. MORE

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate it enough to travel to see the Prime Minister of Ireland and hear about the Irish Learning Alliance. Unfortunately, I didn't get to go to Ireland, instead I traveled with some friends up to New York to visit with the Irish Learning Alliance. Tom, Michelle & Dave take a break from at the ILA learning session.(taken One of my most authentic St. Patrick's days ever!! MORE

Microsoft Surface was formally launched and is now available in 12 countries. school in the UK used it for a day; here’s what they did with it: Such technology opens up a paradigm of interaction that been under-utilized in learning. Surface will probably be the first in a long line of products that include software and hardware for touch and gestures. It’ll only get better from here. MORE

Recently, I spoke with a reporter from The Vancouver Sun about the future of the music industry and digital music. have written before on the topic in my post New Music Distribution Model: Video Games. The music industry is still struggling with creating a new revenue model and how to handle the disaggregation of content. told the reporter: "I think they (CDs) will go the way of 8-tracks,” he said. MORE

The annual LearnX E-Learning & Training Awards were announced today, and I’m proud to say that my team won a Gold award for Best Training Team , for our development and support of a self-paced, blended learning model at AMP. MORE

Here are slides from the presentation I did yesterday. The session was hosted by SumTotal Systems. SMBs & Social Media (Sum Total). View more presentations from Janet Clarey. Some notes: Polls: Most attending work in L&D with some HR, IT, and learning services providers. Most attending work in organization with 2000+ ee’s but several were SMBs (under 2K ee’s for this presentation). Current learning delivery channels primarily ILT classroom and ILT online as well as a fair amount of self-paced e-learning. Very few people work with fellow employees at one physical location. MORE

You've spoken and we've listened! As promised , we brought back the FLV format in Camtasia Studio v6.0.2 today. Download the update here. It is a free upgrade if you purchased Camtasia Studio v6. If you'd like to see everything updated in Camtasia Studio v6.0.2, visit here. Thanks for your patience and feedback. We appreciate it! What would like to see added to Camtasia Studio next? MORE

Screen capture from Scratch an MIT project that involves a simple to great game design software. Here is an interesting article that discusses how the creation of video games can be an excellend tool for teaching students. The article Computer games as liberal arts? provides some interesting insights into how creating games can teach a number of subjects. Making video games].turns turns out to be perhaps the ultimate form of liberal arts. In order to create a computer game you have to think about the content. You have to write a script. The programming involves logic, math and science. MORE

skip to main | skip to sidebar Ignatia Webs eLearning techtales with social media in low resource and mobile settings Thursday, April 2, 2009 Big Question: get your innovative eLearning ideas out no matter what others think! eLearning is fun, great, innovative, wonderful… up until the moment you meet – most of – the clients (corporate or educational) feedback. MORE

Every few years it seems that there’s some hot new trend in the world of training. Right now it appears that mobile learning is all the rage. The world of mobile gadgets is converging with an always available wifi network. This gives us instant access to all sorts of information which fits in well with on-demand training. Currently it appears that mobile learning (or m-learning) is the hot thing. MORE

Here are links and resources mentioned during the presentation: Find out what level of "Gamer" you are with Gamer Rater. Avoiding Death by PowerPoint. Tell a story with your slides. meet Jessica View more presentations from bengardner135. Wiki resources: Wikispaces PB Wiki Social Networking Links Ning Facebook LinkedIn __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide MORE

I just read an article by Jay Cross, a big proponent of Web 2.0 tools. He wants to get us away from talking about e-learning and instead talk about “emergent learning or “improv learning. He argues that much of our traditional approaches to learning are out of sync with the realities of today’s work world. Cross comments: The first wave of e-learning brochures invariably touted the benefits of focusing on the learner. Schools and classes had always been organized for the convenience of the faculty-one size fits all. The members of the organization are known as “ workers. MORE

Last night Bill O’Reilly visited The Letterman show and they had a heated discussion about whether Bill O’Reilly is a journalist or entertainer. Regardless of your political leanings, it was an entertaining interview. Check out a highlight below (especially around minute 7:00): Click here to view the embedded video. While I’m not going to enter the political fray on this blog, it did make me think of some recent experiences where I’ve discussed the level of reality to convey in a training course. Which begs the question: Are we entertainers or journalists? Ask questions. MORE

This morning I was at the sports therapist for a running injury. My doctor had a fourth year medical student working with him. The student was learning the ropes hands on, participating in the small talk, listening as the doctor explained each step of the exam, his initial prognosis and the treatment plan. The medical student was very pleasant, and I think he’ll do well interacting with patients. But, what if I wasn’t real, at least not in the traditional sense, and suppose the doctor, the small talk and the exam all occurred virtually? What might the medical student learn about patient care? MORE

My husband asked me yesterday to explain Web 2.0 to him again. He’s a skeptic, (and, at heart, something of a luddite) and fails to see how twittering or facebook can really drive business results. That’s great for me, because it keeps me on my toes as I try to explain why all this really cool technology is also useful for something more than playing April fools jokes on my friends. MORE

The post The Future of the News Ecosystem pointed me to the Stephen Johnson Picture shown above. While I don't necessarily believe that things are nearly so linear, it is a good picture of the kind of flow, enhancement, filtering that happens. There's definitely an open question of what makes sense in what case as described in Aggregation Types. Human tagging? Automated? How do you access it? MORE

PC World recently published a list of 101 free web tools. I’m slowly making my way down the list, alphabetically. I’m only through “f but I’ve found a tool that I really want to share. . Flowgram allows you to combine several different mediums, including PowerPoint, websites, videos, and pictures, along with on-screen captions. Flogram User Interface. . MORE

As a follow on to the discussion of social learning and formal learning in Long Live … great post by BJ Schone - Have LMSs Jumped The Shark? constantly hear people (across many organizations) complain about their learning management system (LMS). They complain that their LMS has a terrible interface that is nearly unusable. Upgrades are difficult and cumbersome. Users hate the system. It’s ugly. MORE

I'm looking at some influences which are contributing to the emergence of informal and non-formal learning in the workplace. In my previous post on this topic, I outlined five change factors: The E-learning Curve blog shares thought-provoking commentary and practical knowledge for e-learning professionals. Find out more. MORE

A comment from Phil LeNir on last week’s informal learning strategy post got me thinking more about the human element with regard to informal learning. It’s easy to get so wrapped up in creating or linking learning assets for quick access that we forget about enabling the human interactions that are really the most effective way we learn informally. As I see it, there are five key human roles in an informal learning strategy: Subject matter expert (SME). Are some SMEs so sought-after that we need to make the role part of their job responsibilities? Peer learning partner. MORE

This would be a great article to forward to a client. You know the one. They want audio narrating that long paragraph of text that they think should also appear on the screen in order to appeal to different learning styles MORE

I attended the annual LearnX Asia Pacific conference this week at Sydney’s Darling Harbour. While the weather was dreary, I found the sessions topical and thought provoking. Ken’s central theme is that being able to think faster and better can help us unlock ideas and improve our productivity. must admit, it lifted the energy of the room. So should you use an actor? MORE

My mom loves telling the following story about me, to emphasize the fact that I have always been bossy. I am the oldest, and I have one brother who is 16 months younger than me and another who is 3 and a half years younger (there are seven of us in all). Apparently, we all played together very nicely until my brothers discovered that they didn’t have to play exactly they way I told them to play. Once they figured this out, they would let me play with them as long as I didn’t try and dictate the rules. would just pick up and leave. What topics will be discussed. corporations. MORE

In January 2009 Carly Shuler (a fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center ) came out with a fabulous paper on the benefits of mobile learning entitled: pockets of potential - Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children’s Learning. Although the document focuses on mobile learning for children, you can easily deduct the benefits for all learner groups. It also offers great resources. MORE

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A few weeks ago, I was fortunate it enough to travel to see the Prime Minister of Ireland and hear about the Irish Learning Alliance. Unfortunately, I didn't get to go to Ireland, instead I traveled with some friends up to New York to visit with the Irish Learning Alliance. Tom, Michelle & Dave take a break from at the ILA learning session.(taken One of my most authentic St. Patrick's days ever!!

You've spoken and we've listened! As promised , we brought back the FLV format in Camtasia Studio v6.0.2 today. Download the update here. It is a free upgrade if you purchased Camtasia Studio v6. If you'd like to see everything updated in Camtasia Studio v6.0.2, visit here. Thanks for your patience and feedback. We appreciate it! What would like to see added to Camtasia Studio next?

Last night Bill O’Reilly visited The Letterman show and they had a heated discussion about whether Bill O’Reilly is a journalist or entertainer. Regardless of your political leanings, it was an entertaining interview. Check out a highlight below (especially around minute 7:00): Click here to view the embedded video. While I’m not going to enter the political fray on this blog, it did make me think of some recent experiences where I’ve discussed the level of reality to convey in a training course. Which begs the question: Are we entertainers or journalists? Ask questions.

Here are slides from the presentation I did yesterday. The session was hosted by SumTotal Systems. SMBs & Social Media (Sum Total). View more presentations from Janet Clarey. Some notes: Polls: Most attending work in L&D with some HR, IT, and learning services providers. Most attending work in organization with 2000+ ee’s but several were SMBs (under 2K ee’s for this presentation). Current learning delivery channels primarily ILT classroom and ILT online as well as a fair amount of self-paced e-learning. Very few people work with fellow employees at one physical location.

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Screen capture from Scratch an MIT project that involves a simple to great game design software. Here is an interesting article that discusses how the creation of video games can be an excellend tool for teaching students. The article Computer games as liberal arts? provides some interesting insights into how creating games can teach a number of subjects. Making video games].turns turns out to be perhaps the ultimate form of liberal arts. In order to create a computer game you have to think about the content. You have to write a script. The programming involves logic, math and science.

In January 2009 Carly Shuler (a fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center ) came out with a fabulous paper on the benefits of mobile learning entitled: pockets of potential - Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children’s Learning. Although the document focuses on mobile learning for children, you can easily deduct the benefits for all learner groups. It also offers great resources.

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Screen capture from Scratch an MIT project that involves a simple to great game design software. Here is an interesting article that discusses how the creation of video games can be an excellend tool for teaching students. The article Computer games as liberal arts? provides some interesting insights into how creating games can teach a number of subjects. Making video games].turns turns out to be perhaps the ultimate form of liberal arts. In order to create a computer game you have to think about the content. You have to write a script. The programming involves logic, math and science.

In January 2009 Carly Shuler (a fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center ) came out with a fabulous paper on the benefits of mobile learning entitled: pockets of potential - Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children’s Learning. Although the document focuses on mobile learning for children, you can easily deduct the benefits for all learner groups. It also offers great resources.

Every few years it seems that there’s some hot new trend in the world of training. Right now it appears that mobile learning is all the rage. The world of mobile gadgets is converging with an always available wifi network. This gives us instant access to all sorts of information which fits in well with on-demand training. Currently it appears that mobile learning (or m-learning) is the hot thing.

A comment from Phil LeNir on last week’s informal learning strategy post got me thinking more about the human element with regard to informal learning. It’s easy to get so wrapped up in creating or linking learning assets for quick access that we forget about enabling the human interactions that are really the most effective way we learn informally. As I see it, there are five key human roles in an informal learning strategy: Subject matter expert (SME). Are some SMEs so sought-after that we need to make the role part of their job responsibilities? Peer learning partner.

I attended the annual LearnX Asia Pacific conference this week at Sydney’s Darling Harbour. While the weather was dreary, I found the sessions topical and thought provoking. Ken’s central theme is that being able to think faster and better can help us unlock ideas and improve our productivity. must admit, it lifted the energy of the room. So should you use an actor?

I'm looking at some influences which are contributing to the emergence of informal and non-formal learning in the workplace. In my previous post on this topic, I outlined five change factors: The E-learning Curve blog shares thought-provoking commentary and practical knowledge for e-learning professionals. Find out more.

My mom loves telling the following story about me, to emphasize the fact that I have always been bossy. I am the oldest, and I have one brother who is 16 months younger than me and another who is 3 and a half years younger (there are seven of us in all). Apparently, we all played together very nicely until my brothers discovered that they didn’t have to play exactly they way I told them to play. Once they figured this out, they would let me play with them as long as I didn’t try and dictate the rules. would just pick up and leave. What topics will be discussed. corporations.

My husband asked me yesterday to explain Web 2.0 to him again. He’s a skeptic, (and, at heart, something of a luddite) and fails to see how twittering or facebook can really drive business results. That’s great for me, because it keeps me on my toes as I try to explain why all this really cool technology is also useful for something more than playing April fools jokes on my friends.

skip to main | skip to sidebar Ignatia Webs eLearning techtales with social media in low resource and mobile settings Thursday, April 2, 2009 Big Question: get your innovative eLearning ideas out no matter what others think! eLearning is fun, great, innovative, wonderful… up until the moment you meet – most of – the clients (corporate or educational) feedback.

The annual LearnX E-Learning & Training Awards were announced today, and I’m proud to say that my team won a Gold award for Best Training Team , for our development and support of a self-paced, blended learning model at AMP.

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Purchasing and implementing an LMS for your organization is a business-critical activity. And the wide number of choices available all around doesn’t make it any easier to decide which LMS fits your needs and of course, the bill. Adding to this dilemma is another level of decision making – whether to go for an OnDemand / SaaS / Hosted LMS service, or for a behind-the-firewall LMS deployment.

PC World recently published a list of 101 free web tools. I’m slowly making my way down the list, alphabetically. I’m only through “f but I’ve found a tool that I really want to share. . Flowgram allows you to combine several different mediums, including PowerPoint, websites, videos, and pictures, along with on-screen captions. Flogram User Interface. .

The post The Future of the News Ecosystem pointed me to the Stephen Johnson Picture shown above. While I don't necessarily believe that things are nearly so linear, it is a good picture of the kind of flow, enhancement, filtering that happens. There's definitely an open question of what makes sense in what case as described in Aggregation Types. Human tagging? Automated? How do you access it?

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Microsoft Surface was formally launched and is now available in 12 countries. school in the UK used it for a day; here’s what they did with it: Such technology opens up a paradigm of interaction that been under-utilized in learning. Surface will probably be the first in a long line of products that include software and hardware for touch and gestures. It’ll only get better from here.

Recently, I spoke with a reporter from The Vancouver Sun about the future of the music industry and digital music. have written before on the topic in my post New Music Distribution Model: Video Games. The music industry is still struggling with creating a new revenue model and how to handle the disaggregation of content. told the reporter: "I think they (CDs) will go the way of 8-tracks,” he said.

This morning I was at the sports therapist for a running injury. My doctor had a fourth year medical student working with him. The student was learning the ropes hands on, participating in the small talk, listening as the doctor explained each step of the exam, his initial prognosis and the treatment plan. The medical student was very pleasant, and I think he’ll do well interacting with patients. But, what if I wasn’t real, at least not in the traditional sense, and suppose the doctor, the small talk and the exam all occurred virtually? What might the medical student learn about patient care?

As a follow on to the discussion of social learning and formal learning in Long Live … great post by BJ Schone - Have LMSs Jumped The Shark? constantly hear people (across many organizations) complain about their learning management system (LMS). They complain that their LMS has a terrible interface that is nearly unusable. Upgrades are difficult and cumbersome. Users hate the system. It’s ugly.

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Articulate’s suite of products rate high in the rapid authoring segment. We have used them for several projects, and have found them very effective for development and simple to use. They give standards-conformant output, and save development time and cost. You can read more about some of its popular features here. However, if your project is graph-heavy, then images may not be a good idea.

This would be a great article to forward to a client. You know the one. They want audio narrating that long paragraph of text that they think should also appear on the screen in order to appeal to different learning styles

I just read an article by Jay Cross, a big proponent of Web 2.0 tools. He wants to get us away from talking about e-learning and instead talk about “emergent learning or “improv learning. He argues that much of our traditional approaches to learning are out of sync with the realities of today’s work world. Cross comments: The first wave of e-learning brochures invariably touted the benefits of focusing on the learner. Schools and classes had always been organized for the convenience of the faculty-one size fits all. The members of the organization are known as “ workers.

Here are links and resources mentioned during the presentation: Find out what level of "Gamer" you are with Gamer Rater. Avoiding Death by PowerPoint. Tell a story with your slides. meet Jessica View more presentations from bengardner135. Wiki resources: Wikispaces PB Wiki Social Networking Links Ning Facebook LinkedIn __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide

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